Search Results: keywords:"geothermal development"

  • S. 4865 — To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:289

    S. 4865, also known as the “Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act” or the “STEAM Act”, proposes changes to the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Its primary aim is to speed up the process of exploring and developing geothermal energy in areas that have been...

    Simple Explanation

    The "STEAM Act" is like a new rule book that makes it easier and faster to look for and use the Earth's heat (geothermal energy) in places where people have already looked before, just like they do for oil and gas. But some people worry that skipping some checks might not be good for the land and nature there.

  • H. R. 6474 — An Act To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.
    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:228

    H.R. 6474 proposes changes to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to speed up the process of exploring and developing geothermal energy in areas that have already been studied or developed in the past. The bill specifically updates Section 390 of the Act to include geothermal...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 6474 is a new rule that makes it easier to check and use hot underground energy, called geothermal, in places where people have already looked before, by making the paperwork process quicker, just like they do for oil and gas.

  • H. R. 1449 — An Act To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:507

    H. R. 1449, also known as the “Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act” or the “CLEAN Act,” aims to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. The bill intends to increase the frequency of geothermal lease sales to annually instead of every two years, ensure that if a lease...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 1449 is a new rule that asks to sell special permissions to use underground heat for making energy every year instead of every two years. If a sale gets canceled, they must have another one that year, and they need to quickly decide who gets to drill wells for this energy.